This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.